Everybody's Daily - Lessons of history
The Ta Chung Jih Pao (Everybody's Daily News) of April 10 said the must beware lest a stab in the back accompany Peiping's appeasement moves toward the .
The paper said: "The Chinese Communists are experts at playing all kinds of dirty tricks to fool the free world. They hope to perplex, their American victims and so lead them to destruction.
"Many American leaders of the past were fooled by the Chinese Communists. They thought the Chinese Reds were agrarian reformers and they did all they could to help them. Subsequently the Chinese Communists were denounced as an aggressor by the United Nations and the became 's No.1 enemy.
"The lessons of history don't seem to mean anything to the Americans. They are making the same mistakes all over again."
Commenting on the same subject, the English-language China News said April 9 that the will reap the fruit of appeasement.
The paper said: "Americans are not very good table tennis players. They are going to be defeated by their opponents.
"That may not be of any importance to the Americans. They are good sportsmen. Mao thought does not teach sportsmanship but the conquest of the world through the barrel of a gun. Unknowingly but unfortunately, the American table tennis players are engaged in a match which is a good deal more lethal than a table tennis game of friendship. They do not understand that their real defeat will be psychological and not in the games."
The Ta Hwa Wan Pao (Great China Evening News) said April 9 that the Chinese Communists will not change toward the unless the latter surrenders.
The paper said: "The Americans are happy about 's sudden show of goodwill. They think this is a good start on improvement of relations between Peiping and .
"The Chinese Communists hope to intensify infiltration and subversion in the by sending sports teams there in the future. They will try to undermine the from the inside."
The Chih Li Wan Pao (Independence Evening Post) said April 9 that the Chinese Communists have always regarded the as their arch enemy and that they are now encouraging the Americans to make fools of themselves in front of the Chinese people and the world.
The paper said: "The has invited the Chinese Communist table tennis team to visit . This would give the Chinese Communists opportunity to infiltrate the and create illusions about the invincibility of Mao Tse-tung thought. Communist followers will be encouraged to stir up turmoil in the .
"The visit of the Chinese Communist team would be only an advance gimmick for a Mao Tse-tung propaganda offensive."
Times - Illusion of peace
The Chung Kuo Shih Pao (China Times) of April 9 said the must whip up its vigilance against Peipina's 'smiling diplomacy.'
The paper said: "Peiping's gesture of inviting table tennis players to mainland seeks to create the illusion of peace with the . Peiping is trying to use 'international united front tactics to stimulate the activities of anti-war elements and appeasers.
"The Chinese Communists are trying to destroy President Nixon with the American people as their weapon. They are castigating President Nixon's peace policy as a 'dirty trick' on the one hand and making insignificant friendly gestures on the other. They want to put the blame on President Nixon for not making peace in . The is still their No.1 enemy.
"The current of appeasement is growing stronger by the day in the . President Nixon has been compelled to make concessions to the Chinese Communists.
"Peiping didn't send its table tennis team to the world champion ships in for the sake of sport. Players were lectured by Chou En-lai before departure. They were not to praise 'chairman Mao' publicly or to show Mao's quotations in but to decline to play against athletes of Khmer and the of and .
"The Chinese Communists are putting on a show for the American people and launching a psychological offensive against the free world. They are attempting to create the illusion that they can be trusted to coexist with countries of the free world. The purpose is to lessen vigilance against Chinese Communist aggression.
"Those who wishfully think of making friends with Peiping should remember what happened to a few years ago. The Chinese Communists hide a dagger behind their smile."
The Lien Ho Pao (United Daily News) of April 20 said is trying to save its own neck through 'smiling diplomacy.'
The paper said: "Peiping's sudden, friendly gestures toward the and have three possible causes:
"1. Peiping's smiling diplomacy toward the free world is an attempt to acquire strength to cope with the U.S.S.R. Peiping expects the to yield in the Moscow-Peiping talks and for Soviet pressure to decrease.
"2. As a result of using the military to destroy the party organization, Mao Tse-tung lost power after the cultural revolution. Chou En-lai is now in power and is taking the road of Liu Shao-chi.
"3. Dominance of military power and 'mountain stronghold ism' emerging from the cultural revolution are forcing to follow a more lenient policy toward the outside world to maintain power domestically.
"The mountain strongholdism has split the Chinese mainland into broken pieces of land."
Post - Ridgway's counsel
Commenting on President Nixon's overtures to Peiping, ,the English language China Post said April 2 that the United States should not be lulled into the wishful conclusion that the Communists have changed their long-range goal of territorial and ideological conquest.
The paper said: "President Nixon's new foreign policy, which includes overtures of friendship toward Communist China, has created a feeling of uneasiness throughout . This concern is prompted by the serious doubt that the has profited from the stern lessons of the last two decades.
"One American who shares this doubt is General Matthew B. Ridgway, who succeeded General Douglas MacArthur as supreme commander in the during the Korean War. His book, The Korean War, was published in 1967. His comments deserve attention today. 'I am doubtful', he wrote, 'if we have learned from Korea the lesson that agreements with the Communists are of no account unless ironclad sanctions which can and will be enforced are included. Two years of trying negotiations in taught us that Communists will fulfill agreements only when it is to their clear advantage to do so, or when the threat of retaliation is too clear to be ignored.'
"Another serious mistake in , he pointed out, was 's 'tendency to try to base our strategy on a reading of enemy intentions, while failing to give proper weight to what we knew of enemy capabilities. Because General MacArthur belittled Red China's threat to intervene, basing that view on the theory 'no commander in his right mind would commit his forces south of the at that time,' the United Nations narrowly escaped a major defeat.
"After World War II the made the same mistake of misreading the Communists' intentions when General George Marshall tried to force to accept a compromise government with the Communists. Had that mistake not been made, neither the Korean War nor the present war in would have occurred.
"It must be kept in mind that the has not spelled out the details of its new foreign policy, and no nation ever reveals the strengths and weaknesses of its diplomatic hand. But history should remind the of the danger of misreading its opponent's intentions or of being lulled into the wishful thinking that the Communists have changed."
The Lien Ho Pao of April 14 said there is nothing surprising about 's smiling diplomacy. The surprise concerns the injudicious and naive attitude of the democracies.
The paper said: "Whatever the Chinese Communists do, they always have a plan. Each small detail is studied and carefully arranged. Invitation of the table tennis players and newsmen to mainland obviously had the prior consent of Chou En-lai.
"The Americans do not seem to realize that everything they see on the mainland is precisely what the Maoists want them to see. They are being given a guided tour".
"If the Americans could stay a little longer and travel freely their impression would be completely different. But there is no freedom of movement in mainland . The Chinese Communists don't want anyone to discover the truth.
"Having planned everything to the last detail, the Peiping Politburo is expecting to reap a big propaganda harvest."
New Life Daily News - Beware of treachery
The Shin Sheng Pao (New Life Daily News) of April 16 said appeasement of Peiping has not changed Chou En-lai's view that the Americans will be kicked out of .
The paper said: "'s smiling diplomacy has won the recognition of several countries recently. Even the is wavering and making gestures toward the Chinese Communists. is attempting to improve relations with Peiping and especially to soften up Maoist intervention and efforts to enlarge the war in so American forces may be withdrawn as soon as possible. The Chinese Communist response is an increase of strategic construction and combat strength in northern .
"The more the Americans try to please the Maoists, the higher the price the will have to pay for 's blackmail. Red China's aggressive tentacles will reach farther and faster in Indochina as forces are withdrawn.
"Chou En-lai's statement reiterating support for the struggle against the in Indochina and pledging assistance to Marxists in demonstrate anew the aggressive nature of the Chinese Communists.
"Democracies should heighten their anti-Communist vigilance lest they be stabbed in the back during 's smiling offensive."
The Chung Kuo Shih Pao of April 13 said Peiping's appointment of Huang Hua as the first ambassador to indicates the Chinese Communists are setting up an base to step up infiltration and subversion in the .
The paper said: "Huang Hua is Chou En-lai's right hand. He has been playing an important role in most of 's united front activities during past years. At the end of the Korean War, he was Peiping's chief delegate at the talks. He was ambassador to during the cultural revolution and virtually ran Peiping's subversion and espionage system in the Middle East, Africa and .
"As long as the Maoists don't cast away their line of proletarian revolution, the will continue to be 's No. 1 enemy. The Chinese Communists often resort to political means when force fails. Peiping's dream of taking the by force cannot be attained within the foreseeable future. So the Chinese Communists will resort to infiltration and subversion.
"The Vietnam war is a great success for the Chinese Communists in terms of the contradictions which they have created in the . American society is in a state of great confusion. There are anti-war elements, hippies, advocates of new isolationism and opportunist politicians. The conflict of opinions and concepts is so violent as to provide a perfect opportunity for Chinese Communist infiltrators and subversionists.
"The Americans are still worrying about when the Chinese Communists will have intercontinental ballistic missiles. They haven't yet realized that Chinese Communist influence within the already constitutes a grave danger."
News - 'People's war' export
The China News said April 8 that Peiping is exporting 'people's war' to the .
The paper said: "Senator J. William Fulbright suggests that the is supersensitive about Communism. He is sloganizing - saying something is so merely because he said it. He presents no evidence.
"At home, the does not regard Communism as a serious threat. Americans think their land is too rich, too democratic and too reasonable ever to embrace Marxism.
"Some foreign observers are not so optimistic. They point to the inroads that Communism has made among young people and especially among militant blacks. Mao Tse-tung, for one, believes 'people's war' can be extended to the . He soon will be stepping up his efforts from a new base in .
"Admittedly, the has many built-in defenses against Communism. But to say 'it couldn't happen here' is a head-in-the-sand attitude and dangerous ...
"Fulbright paints the picture of an American old maid looking for Communists under the bed. In fact, if the Communists are not there, they at least are leaning over the back fence and telling American men and women exactly what they have in mind. Khrushchev said Communism would take over the without resort to war. Mao says it will be done with the gun barrel.
"To take the Communists at their word is scarcely supersensitivity. Their goal is a world in their own image. To achieve it, they must deal with a which rejects the imposition of tyranny on those who prefer to be free.
"As of 1971, sensitivity to the intentions of Communism is essential for those who want to go on living under free governments of their own choice."
Central Daily News - Return to
The Chung Yang Jih Pao (Central Daily News) of March 26 said ping's editorials commemorating the centennial of the Paris Commune indicated the Chinese Communist will continue to stir up trouble everywhere and especially in Southeast Asia and the .
The paper said: " editorials of March 17 said 'Revolution by violence is the general principle of the proletariat revolution. That violence must be used to assure victory of the proletariat dictatorship.'
" was attacked for abandoning the 'line of violence' and for adopting the road of 'capitalist dictatorship,' 'socialist imperialism' and 'socialist fascism.' Mao Tse-tung claims he is the orthodox successor of Marxism-Leninism. He wants to use gun barrels to take over the world.
"There is nothing surprising about 's decision not to participate in the 24th Congress of the Communist Party of the U.S.R.R. The Chinese Communists are to counter Russian influence and are opposed to 'Brezhnevism.' They are attempting to drive a wedge among international Communists and fighting for Communist leadership in Asia and .
"The Maoists will never open their door to peace. The line of world conquest by violence will remain unchanged as long as the regime exists. The editorials commemorating the centennial of the Paris Commune provide answers to the wishful thinking of international appeasement. "
On March 31 the Chung Yang Jih Pao said Peiping is pulling the strings behind the scenes in chaotic .
The paper said: "The Chinese Communists are organizing a so-called 'National People's Party' in . It is endorsed by the Peiping 'consulate' in .
"Furthermore, West Pakistani troops and weapons are being airlifted to via the Chinese mainland. The Chinese Communists are attempting to stir up a war in so they can fish in troubled waters.
" was once a strong anti-Communist country. She was a member of SEATO, the Baghdad Pact Organization and an important link in the anti-Communist defenses of . The situation changed when General Mohammad Ayub Khan took power in a coup and was elected president in 1960. President Ayub was influenced by his leftist foreign minister, Zulfigar Ali Bhutto, and went to for a visit in February of 1965. He became a victim of 's united front schemes.
"When the India-Pakistan conflict broke out, Peiping gave a noninterest loan and the guerrillas were trained by the Chinese Communists. Peiping attempted to instigate war in Kashmir to counter and Soviet influence.
"When 's scheme to inflate the India-Pakistan conflict failed, Zulfigar Ali Bhutto was replaced by President Ayub in an effort to improve U.S.-Pakistan relations. Bhutto organized the ' People's Party' and President Ayub was removed by the leftists in March of 1969.
"Maoists are bent on world domination and are responsible for worldwide disturbances of peace and order. Those who try to make friends with the Chinese Communists eventually will sign their own death warrants."
New Life Daily New - Bigger storms ahead
The Shin Sheng Pao of April 7 said Peiping has achieved Communist bloc leadership in and this is an omen of much bigger storms in this part of the world.
The paper said: "According to Peiping's timetable for expansion, the first target is . Mao Tse-tung's 'New Memorandum Plan of World Revolution' formulated in 1953 led to the Vietnam war and all the other troubles in during the last 18 years.
"Peiping is preparing to open another front in . Chinese Communist military strength in Northern Laos has risen to between 18,000 and 20,000 men, who are constructing a major thoroughfare leading from to the . This road threatens the security of and .
"The Chinese Communists are not attempting to take by force at present. In fact, fell under their control a long time ago. The purpose of the road and the immediate goal is the infiltration and subversion of and .
"To safeguard the security of Southeast Asia and keep commitments made to Allied nations, the must take drastic steps to cope with this serious situation. Assistance should be given to immediately for the strengthening of its northeastern border. The government should be helped to maintain the status quo. The must not pull out of too fast and give the impression of retreat into a policy of isolationism."
The Chung Yang Jih Pao of April 6 said there is no such phrase as 'peaceful coexistence' in Mao's vocabulary. Mao Tse-tung seeks to reform the world with gun barrels.
The paper said: "The Maoists consider the countries possessing nuclear weapons as their arch enemies. To achieve world domination, the Chinese Communists plan to unite the smaller countries against the nuclear powers.
" is Peiping's No. 1 enemy in and under continuous attack by the Chinese Communists. Peiping fears 's rapidly growing economic strength will get in the way of Mao's efforts to communize .
If the withdraws from , Peiping will demand American pullout from and the Pacific region. Once the moves back to its own West Coast, the regime will have opportunity to try surrounding the world's cities with the world's villages.
"Democracies should not wishfully conclude that U. N. membership would lead to the reformation of and the possibility of coexistence. Appeasement will only help the Chinese Communists and lead to more aggressive, violent efforts to conquer the world. The Chinese Reds think the democracies are paper tigers and will continue to attack."
Post - Welcome to Mobutu
The China Post of April 15 welcomed the visit of President and Madame Mobutu.
The paper said: "Along with all the people of this country we wish to extend a hearty welcome to President Joseph-Desire Mobutu of the Democratic Republic of the Congo who is arriving in Taipei today for a week's state visit.
"The header by President Mobutu is one of the great African nations with which the Republic of China has established diplomatic relations.
"President Mobutu is generally recognized as one of the greatest statesmen in . In the space of only a few years he has made it possible for the people of his country to enjoy both political and economic stability. Development projects now being implemented are bringing the Democratic Republic of the increasing prosperity. The Republic of China has been able to play an important role through programs of technical cooperation. This cooperation will result in the further strengthening of the friendly relations between the Republique Democratique du Congo and the Republic of China.
"Another similarity between the and the Republic of China is that both are peace-loving nations. As a result of our staunch friendship and strengthened cooperation we shall certainly be able to make great contributions to the promotion of world peace."
Commenting on the same subject, the China News said President Mobutu's voice is respected on the African continent and is beginning to be heard in world councils.
The paper said: "President Mobutu has brought stability and progress to a land long troubled, first by Belgian colonialism then by intertribal struggle complicated by Communist intervention. The is the heartland of . That is why Communists have made such a determined effort to seize control there.
"Peace in today is dramatically illustrated by the fact that President Mobutu has no fear of leaving his country for foreign travels."
The Chung Yang Jih Pao said President Mobutu's visit would enhance economic cooperation, cultural exchange and close relations between the two countries.
The paper said: "The is one of the most important countries in . The Chinese Agricultural Mission to that country has been one of the most successful in . The Chinese government dispatched the mission to in August, 1966, to engage in rice planting. It now has two experimental centers cultivating an area of 728.59 hectares.
"President Mobutu is very much interested in our agricultural development. We would like to take this opportunity to extend our heartiest welcome to President and Madame Mobutu."
Central Daily News - Firm stand on isles
The Chung Yang Jih Pao of April 12 said the government of the Republic of China must take a firm stand to preserve Chinese sovereignty over the Tiaoyutai islets.
The paper said: "The statement of our Foreign Ministry concerning Chinese sovereignty over the Tiaoyutai islets and underseas petroleum in this region have the full and unanimous support of the Chinese people at home and abroad.
"Foreign Ministry spokesman Dr. Wei Yu-sun said the Chinese government has repeatedly called on to recognize 's sovereignty over the islets and finds it difficult to understand why the State Department has promised to return the Tiaoyutais to as part of the Ryukyus next year.
"Regarding the State Department's warning to American oil companies prospecting Tiaoyutai waters under contract with the Republic of China, the government has on several occasions informed the U.S. government of its stand on Tiaoyutai sovereignty and the right to seek oil in ,that area. The State Department's statement will not affect our government's consistent stand.
"Replying on behalf of President Chiang, Presidential Secretary-General Chang Chun wrote 500 scholars in the that the Republic of China will not yield an inch of Tiaoyutai territory.
"We pledge full support and assistance to our government and denounce the government for siding with in its claims to the Tiaoyutai islets."
Daily News - Overseas support
The Chung Hua Jih Pao (China Daily News) of March 23 said that overseas Chinese everywhere are joining hands to support the government of Republic of China in the anti-Communist struggle.
The paper said: "More than 1,000 overseas Chinese demonstrated in March 20 to protest against Peiping's participation in the 31st world table tennis championships at from March 28 to April 7. With, tides of appeasement running strong in , the patriotic, anti-Communist attitude of these overseas Chinese will be cheered by freedom-loving Chinese everywhere.
"President Henry T. Chen of the New York Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association wrote a letter to the New York Times to point out that the overwhelming majority of Chinese in the is opposed to the tyrannical rule of the Chinese Communists.
"Dr. Paul K. T. Shih, director of the Asian Studies Center of St. John's University, called upon the free world to wait and see in dealing with Red China.
"Overseas Chinese students in responded to the appeal of Chinese students in to organize a patriotic anti-Communist movement. Such a movement will contribute significantly to the toppling of the regime."
News - Fairness of contrast
The China News of March 24 said the Republic of China is aiming at the creation of the '' of world order and peace.
The paper said: "This country is sometimes criticized (1) for being anti-Communist and (2) for being something less than a perfect democracy.
"The Republic of China is most assuredly anti-Communist. Its survival depends on that. However, this is a choice of the people and not a policy dictated by government.
"Communism is rejected economically, politically, socially and culturally on a basis of its own failures.
"The anti-Communism of the Republic of China is more militant than that of the United States or Great Britain not out of choice but because it has to be. We are under the gun. Americans and British are not...
" is open to the world. Anyone can come here and talk to anyone he pleases. This includes the nationals of countries which recognize . Bars are raised only against Communists seeking to destroy the Republic of China and enslave its people.
"Last year just three Americans got into mainland . Those of other countries who visit the mainland are not permitted to go anywhere they wish or to talk freely with the people. One Edgar Snow gets to see Mao. Hundreds of free world leaders and writers see President Chiang Kai-shek every year.
"This contrast can be extended to economics and culture. The ' watchers' write of economic progress on the mainland. The fact is that mainland per capita income is a fourth that of . Peiping foreign trade is increasing - but is only one thirty-eighth that of in per capita terms.
"Culturally, the Chinese Communists are producing nothing except propaganda in arts and letters. Out of the Republic of China come books on every conceivable subject, movies and modern as well as traditional painting. Cultural freedom is absolute in all except the right to be Communist.
"In fairness, the Republic of China's imperfections should be viewed in the total situation and in contrast with the record of the Chinese Communists."
Post - Need for alliance
The China Post said March 21 that a free Asian alliance should be established without delay.
The paper said: "Dr. Ku Cheng-kang, honorary chairman of the World Anti-Communist League, called for the formation of an Asian alliance at the joint executive board meeting of WACL and the Asian People's Anti-Communist League in .
"The Republic of China was one of the first nations to back such a regional security organization. In 1949, President Chiang Kai-shek and Philippine President Elpidio Quirino met at and urged establishment of an Asian anti-Communist alliance.
"Unfortunately, more than 20 years has elapsed and there is still no effective Asian security organization to resist Commuinist expansion. SEATO has proved ineffective. Asian nations have had to rely on mutual defense arrangements with the to meet aggression. The ' failure to strengthen regional security in Asia has been costly to the American people, who became involved in wars in and .
"Instead of persisting in its valiant resistance to Communist aggression, the is now forced by internal pressures to withdraw a large part of its forces from . Such a withdrawal will leave a vacuum in which only the Asians can fill. Dr. Ku's proposed formation of a security alliance among , , and may be considered the first step in the right direction. If such an alliance could be speedily formed, other nations willing to promote the common interests of the Asian region such as the United States, Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, the Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Japan would be prepared to make it effective.
"The repeated admonition not to take any action in Asia which might invite Chinese Communist intervention does not hold water. The Chinese Communists have already intervened and are continuing to do so."